tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post4481526725687880553..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Spanish MossUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-79682445274295338102009-12-15T10:53:11.975-05:002009-12-15T10:53:11.975-05:00Spanish moss up in the trees shouldn't have ma...Spanish moss up in the trees shouldn't have many chiggers like FC stated. We always taught our kids in Georgia that it was the Spanish Moss that has fallen on the ground that was known to have them since that's a more suitable habitat. <br /><br />Personally I've picked lots of Spanish Moss off of trees with no problems.Eva Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848991768076232402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-70833205716515591652009-12-09T11:11:36.284-05:002009-12-09T11:11:36.284-05:00So, so true...You know you're in the South whe...So, so true...You know you're in the South when the live oaks have beards.<br />You were a reenactor once? How did I not know this?? What time period?MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-28107510358528801612009-12-08T20:49:36.795-05:002009-12-08T20:49:36.795-05:00Oh,boy, Am I going to get it. I didn't like t...Oh,boy, Am I going to get it. I didn't like the way it looked when I was down for a visit. But the rest of my family thought it was pretty cool stuff.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-78238152997748825052009-12-08T18:01:33.262-05:002009-12-08T18:01:33.262-05:00As one who lives and nests in spanish moss, I can ...As one who lives and nests in spanish moss, I can tell you it has chiggers. I eat them when I'm in a hurry, but I prefer a nice anole.Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-73885888211667971872009-12-08T16:21:30.896-05:002009-12-08T16:21:30.896-05:00I always wondered about the chigger thing too.I always wondered about the chigger thing too.kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-32977048618150388372009-12-08T16:03:14.639-05:002009-12-08T16:03:14.639-05:00Big Spanish Moss fan. Every time I see that stuff...Big Spanish Moss fan. Every time I see that stuff I see the South in all its glory, not red bugs.Suwannee Refugeehttp://suwanneerefugee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-85295417130271668632009-12-08T16:03:12.220-05:002009-12-08T16:03:12.220-05:00Few things are more beautiful than an old oak drap...Few things are more beautiful than an old oak draped in Spanish Moss. <br /><br />I can say that I know first hand that chiggers do like it. We had a tree full of it when I was young and I made a nest out of it and then spent the day laying in it reading a book. That night my entire body was covered in red bug bites and to this day I love to look at it but won't touch it with a ten foot pole LOLSandcastle Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909850898687059507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-20462266297891475852009-12-08T14:19:38.954-05:002009-12-08T14:19:38.954-05:00On the contrary, there is spanish moss to be seen ...On the contrary, there is spanish moss to be seen in Miami and on down to Flamingo in the Everglades as well..One of my favorite things to do is to stake out a certain oak tree in Swallowtail kite nesting season and sit and watch them dive bomb the tree for the moss.They use it as a nest lining and purportedly it keeps the parasitic bug population down too.myamuhnativenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-2345570976155918872009-12-08T14:15:54.568-05:002009-12-08T14:15:54.568-05:00We were NOT going 60mps, but 60mph. sheeshWe were NOT going 60mps, but 60mph. sheeshSusan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-58712166101996966352009-12-08T14:14:07.528-05:002009-12-08T14:14:07.528-05:00I love Spanish Moss. I live in South Florida wher...I love Spanish Moss. I live in South Florida where there isn't much of it, so every time I visit Central Florida I pick some and bring it home to drape on my trees. Years ago, I had it in my house, draped over my giant bookcase tops - down the sides. I have never had any bug problems with it - in my house or out of it. I do see squirrels in our front yard picking stuff out of it to eat - so maybe there are bugs in it. I usually put it in our car and bring it home. Only once have I ever had the experience of anything coming out of the various things I pick up to bring home (I pick up seeds, interesting sticks, rocks, tree trunk pieces - you name it, moss, etc.)<br /><br />As my husband and I were driving along he happened to notice from the corner of his eye, a small scorpion crawling on the top of the inside of the car near the rear view mirror. He quickly smashed it with his hand - I never saw it - and that was the end of that. Since we were in the car with it and going over 60mps, saving it's life wasn't an option at that point, although I think if I had seen it first, I'd have asked to pull over and grab it with a towel or something and let it out.Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-71739064081740845622009-12-08T14:12:28.963-05:002009-12-08T14:12:28.963-05:00I agree with #1.I agree with #1.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451216620261659383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-75254814857704374512009-12-08T12:28:15.068-05:002009-12-08T12:28:15.068-05:00The Spanish moss was one of the things that I was ...The Spanish moss was one of the things that I was much enjoying during my recent sojourn in Florida. Hard to believe it's a pineapple.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-56984672101715544122009-12-08T09:38:58.188-05:002009-12-08T09:38:58.188-05:00When I was about 6 years old we visited my grandpa...When I was about 6 years old we visited my grandparents in Florida. My mom liked the Spanish moss so much we took some home and hung it in a spruce tree. I don't think it survived the winter though.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31639855117646936382009-12-08T09:10:35.863-05:002009-12-08T09:10:35.863-05:00Spanish moss says home to me. I remember playing ...Spanish moss says home to me. I remember playing in it as a child and the same admonition about redbugs and chiggers. I don't remember ever having them though.Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350593991157139017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-83027321227976848912009-12-08T09:02:43.772-05:002009-12-08T09:02:43.772-05:00My grandfather was allowed to take a pillow from a...My grandfather was allowed to take a pillow from a German submarine that his ship captured and scuttled during World War II. The deep red velvet pillage was filled with dried Spanish moss! My mom kept it for years, appropriately enough in Florida. What goes around, comes around.Buford Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657555328626398940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-52631814973191503302009-12-08T08:38:31.247-05:002009-12-08T08:38:31.247-05:00That is such a beautiful picture! Makes me want to...That is such a beautiful picture! Makes me want to grab a book and a blanket and just chill out.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038703319667640641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-83296763476511830562009-12-08T08:12:51.755-05:002009-12-08T08:12:51.755-05:00Another example of why I had to move north to live...Another example of why I had to move north to live in the south. We didn't have Spanish moss on our trees down in Miami, but we didn't have many oak trees either. More pine, palm and melaleuca (or paper trees as I call them). <br /><br />No lack of them around Lake county.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660761635166286074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-26079639012796398012009-12-08T07:38:51.879-05:002009-12-08T07:38:51.879-05:00In AL, there is a very clear demarcation line for ...In AL, there is a very clear demarcation line for Spanish moss... is there in FL also? I can't remember...Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.com